Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-08
BROWN ALLEN TOPAY
sUPREMg COURT OF APPEALS DECIDES
AGAINST THE sx.AuDIToR.
The State Of Virginia TO Recover About
$4,000 in the Hamilton
Case.

In the Supreme Court Of Appeals
yesterday the Hon. Benjamin W. Lacy.
acting president, delivered the follow
ing opinion
Allen and Others rs. The Commemorative -0pfn-
fon ~ JoGge Lacy.
This is writ Of error 20 judgment Of the
Circuit Court OF Richmond city rendered on the
s5ib day o. November, 1896.
The action was instituted In August. 1885, by
the Commonwealth against the plaintiff In
error, late Auditor Of Public Accounts Of
ctal bond, for alleged default Of the said
plaintiff in orror as Auditor In paying
John 4. Hamilton. treasurer Of Augusta
county, by his warrant on the Treasury
@9Cs, the amount OF the taxes assessed against
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
when by law the sum paid should have been
524@; and Ia paying 10 the said Hamilton
tl,'3g 0s commissions on tsxes assessed against
the Shenandoah-va valley Railroad Company,
when. IL Is claimed, the commissions should
have been s215i4-that is, that the said Auditor
paid TO The said treasurer Of Augusta county
20 per cent. commissions, whereas the com
missions allowed by law are ~ per centurn.
There was demurrer 10 the evidence Of the
plaintiff by the defendant, and verdict and
Judgment for the plaiDiid for the sums claimed
In tie declaration, whereupon the case was
brought here by writ OF error.
The nfst aIfestiop material 10 be considered
here Is whether the commissions paid 70 the
thoritv
rnR ACT or ASSEMBLY.
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-, go ,asS,,, 80 yyt,.'aa ~ Ne assd
they are required 10 pay the required tax into
the State Treasury within sixty days. Upon
he ss,S ta1es into ,ba T,easprv ~ he stsfs
ne same H. ~ b1 coIiec,ed NV any t,,eaanrcr 10
whom the Auditor NAV deliver tbe assess,nent
or n conv thereof And me said treasurer il
autho,ilei 10 dis.rrir p-,s CO.., ana is rcIni-sd
to nav Inc same into the Treas1rv of the state
within three months Acts 1Ssi-iSS2, se,tion
W page Spo.
Inc Acdltor iCli""ei tne direction OF thi9
law ana pinced W, sHia taxes Ia inc hanis
q tne sald reasnfcf OF augusta county. ana
took his receipt a. t'' a5urer of Augusta county.
lhe sbld treasure coslected the whoie amount
OF the taxes and Ihid them into tho state Trea-
sury. and was paid ~ per centuin commissions
by The Auditor.
THE LB1aI cosrESsATroS.
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ann,v nfs,srs s,,ii tss0 secf}on m Acts ~
Is7s-;e mage sSS' = ~
Rn. IN cases where tho t-easurers have mt
IN, - ,a co,,aa, 80 60 vos ,.a,oi,,,, ~ ,hny
pesi , " ~, ,'"y 20, ,t ,,, @
nam, wy, 20 ,as ,.,ias a., ,n Go,a,
Cent and annroyed that tbe treasurer shai,
receive credit for them ana shall not after
wards collect them.
certihed copy OF these are TO be placed by
the Auditor In the hands OF any sheriff. SER
geant, constable, on collector for collection, and
his compensation shall not exceed - per
centum. The compensation OF such collector
shall not exceed 20 per ceptum, but the amount
Of such compensation Is 70 be agreed on before
the service Is performed, and must be ap-
proved by the Governor; and such collector IL
required before he acts 10 give bond approved
by lie Auditor Acts lslS-W, pages R1, 3.S,
and 329. sections 90, "a, and 3A
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tuineu - Ot 10 ,ha ~ Conntv Con-, and ar,,enH an
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no I'm UNI, 10 ,h q ,sor. ga ~, ro, i,
appIoN@l y; w ~, no ~ i Nv vona - wi
oy any ~, ,,ara nos ,harofo a0 a,,
bplri, nv Law to nav INV collector % ner cent
thoily py Jaw 70 paS "1y OUiioo.Dt - Pot c.n~ nv
coniIisslois 'I;, 'o % o,hoi ,I rsh, s.o
salu luAos W. ,'S. ~ .No n"a,,Dl ~
.no a III, tnnro ,,a ~ ro -,
vu 'Seii @ "nu , bS ,,nnsatio, ,,sc,iha h ~,
INC S,a,o, Gnu ~, I'm ~ ,'on ~
law Ior lnis seINoo "an ~ 10. ,, anu
not sU per cehsnnl. n lUlio"s t,ae we nuuIor
pau tno saw - Poi 'oii'N''i "''''N' ""'N' IVY
OF lew. -...,,.., .. - ,o,..,,,,,,,, l., ,.,,o
. lho h'AS ,s, 1eS ~, " ,,t,oi ~ g. .o ga - III
WI, 'ho - ~ a., ,,n,,,aaIth ,hts ans,',.
ln'she sIVu w ~ G bi, ,,, hia osI na
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IL IL contehoeo Oy the auuI.or tnat ms orror'
II such u pc was ail e,p9r y. s yuus
mem; anu ss s,, no Us Das a1loyyod di,cretior
" .a,,,od ,hsI miniete1ial and other NH
~, ~ ~ ,e, tbnnch otcmployed in tbe ordinary
S'ii,,,tion of iustice when called unon hy
a,i ~, yercise deiiheratiye Judgment are not
ra",oneihle for errors OF Judgment IN the alb
sonce ~ aIl corr1Iption or malice. Opinion of
Raidyin + i'm Austin rs. Richardson. 1 Graft.
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